Chapter 26 Heartbeats 26 "You can ask"
Wen Huai didn't know what he was going to do, but he still said, "Okay."
As soon as the words fell, in the silence, one could hear deliberately slowed footsteps. Wen Huai wanted to look, but his wrist, which was resting on the table, was gently pinched by fingers, and then the touch disappeared.
She raised her eyes and met the pair of eyes looking at her.
It's like a reminder, and also like a foreshadowing.
The next moment, Xu Youjing's words indeed sounded more arrogant.
"Are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together?"
Wen Huai lowered his eyes unnaturally: "No."
Xu Youjing leaned closer to her, "I rushed back to help you out, and you're just so ungrateful?"
Their eyes met, and she instinctively tried to determine if the words were true or not. Then, remembering that she was acting for others, she lowered her eyes.
He opened his lips, hesitating whether to continue with this sentence.
The next second, he grabbed her wrist and rubbed her veins with his fingertips.
It's like an electric current running through the body.
Wen Huai quickly got on the point and quickly shook off his hand.
"Mr. Xu! Please respect yourself!"
Then came the sound of collision.
Because she used too much force, Xu Youjing's hand was thrown away and hit the table.
Xu Youjing: “…”
Wen Huai was about to apologize subconsciously, but he caught a glimpse of a moving shadow outside the door and stopped abruptly.
When he spoke again, he couldn't hide his anger after being offended: "Mr. Xu, I'm very grateful that you helped me out. But if you lure me to your office under the pretext of a photo envelope and do something to me like you did today... I will call the police!"
She was about to leave, but Xu Youjing blocked her way. Wen Huai also caught a glimpse of the person outside the door leaving in a hurry.
"Let's go." she said.
Xu Youjing pulled away and leaned back to where she had just been leaning. "Get in the car first. I'll explain it to you inside."
"Okay." Wen Huai looked at his arm, which was already showing red marks, and said guiltily, "Is your hand okay? I didn't mean to do that."
Xu Youjing glanced down, then quietly moved back and smiled, "It's considered a work injury."
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"You said he didn't receive any photos at all, just to blast me? And he deliberately lured Wen Huai to the office after get off work just to harass her?"
Sui Jianwen leaned against the table in disbelief, a moment elapsed before he could digest what Jiao Xiaolin had just learned. He tried to ask several questions, but swallowed them back each time.
The amount of information was too much, so he had to take it slow.
Jiao Xiaolin still finds it hard to believe: "Boss Sui, I really saw it with my own eyes. If it wasn't so short, I would definitely use my phone to record it. Then we would have evidence to threaten Boss Xu."
"No!" Sui Jianwen said bluntly, "If you recorded the video, how would you explain showing up at the CEO's office door after get off work?"
Jiao Xiaolin: "This... Is there nothing we can do now that we know this information?"
"Of course not. We were afraid that Wen Huai would see the contents of the information you printed and become suspicious of us, so we wanted to take advantage of Xu Youjing being out of town today to get rid of her. Although we didn't succeed and the fabricated evidence was useless, thankfully you saw this scene when you stole the photos, which solved a lot of unreasonable problems."
"I was wondering why Xu Youjing suddenly came back so quickly, and what about the photos? It seems like he was just taking advantage of the time difference to catch me off guard, and then he acted like a hero saving the damsel in distress, killing two birds with one stone."
He laughed, "Fortunately, Wen Huai is not as shameless as him. This also means that she will definitely not stand on his side. Hiss... I remember hearing someone say that Wen Huai is married, right?"
Jiao Xiaolin nodded: "I can't believe that Mr. Xu is such a person."
"Oh, I knew he was that kind of person! People like them, who look decent and have strong family backgrounds, don't care about their business acumen. At heart, they are all just one word: lust!"
Sui Jianwen's voice was too loud. Jiao Xiaolin was afraid that there were other people in the company, so she quickly changed the subject: "Should we continue to attack Secretary Wen? Today's incident will probably create a grudge with her in the future..."
"No need. She was my enemy before, but now she's my friend. How can I stab my friend in the back?" Sui Jianwen straightened his suit, looking like he was planning something. "Go apologize to Wen Huai tomorrow and give her something. She's so good-tempered, she won't mind it."
Jiao Xiaolin: "What happens next?"
"After that? Of course, we'll wait until Xu Youjing reveals his true colors again, and then we, as friends, will help him out."
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The white Audi drove out of Zhongshan Road.
Along the way, Wen Huai almost sorted out the whole story and had a guess as to why Xu Youjing did that, but when it came to verification, he still hesitated.
Wen Huai was emotional: "Xiao Sui is Mr. Sui's son, why is he helping Dongyang?"
Xu Youjing said nonchalantly: "There are no fathers and sons on the battlefield, let alone Sui Ling's unclear knowledge."
But Xu Youjing couldn't understand one thing: "Why would I attack you for no reason?"
Wen Huai told him what happened in the public printing area yesterday, "I saw the document page that Jiao Xiaolin left behind. Maybe she was afraid that I would notice something and she felt guilty."
Xu Youjing scoffed: "He's quite alert."
Although Xu Youjing has photos of Sui Jianwen meeting Dongyang, just a few photos cannot be used as evidence that he is the traitor. Even if he reports it to the board of directors, it will not do anything and will only alert the enemy.
So Xu Youjing simply used her to let the traitor know that his having the photos was just a cover to make him let down his guard.
Wen Huai was a little worried: "Then what should we do next? Should we be on guard against Mr. Sui?"
"Just adapt to the situation."
"Yeah." This is all I can do for now.
The red light countdown ended and Wen Huai started the engine.
There was a moment of awkwardness in the suddenly quiet car. She looked at the man's face in the rearview mirror, wondering if it was appropriate to thank him now.
It seems a bit late.
He tightened his grip on the steering wheel and sighed.
It seemed that the two had nothing to talk about except work.
"Are you so worried about driving for me?"
Wen Huai was stunned: "How could I be worried?"
"What's that sigh?"
I didn't expect that he would pay attention to such a small detail. Wen Huai's melancholy heart was relieved, and he spoke a little more cheerfully.
"I wanted to thank you, but you didn't seem to want to talk, so I hesitated."
Seizing the opportunity, Wen Huai glanced at him and said, "Thank you for coming to help me out today."
Xu Youjing said "hmm" and turned his wrist, as if he was not very satisfied with her verbal thanks.
Wen Huai pursed his lips and mustered up the courage to say, "Are you free tonight? I'd like to treat you to dinner."
The passenger shook his head: "Maybe not tonight."
Wen Huai tried hard to focus on the road conditions ahead. He heard the sound of clothes rubbing against each other, and then he heard Xu Youjing's voice an inch closer.
"Why don't you ask me why it's not working at night?"
The low, magnetic voice surrounds the earlobes.
Wen Huai felt that this must have only the literal meaning, but she couldn't help but think about it elsewhere and her face turned red.
He stammered, "If the boss doesn't tell me, I won't ask any more questions. It's private time now, so it's not a good idea."
"It's okay." He turned and looked at her. "I'll tell you, and you can ask."
Quiet and low.
The slightly bewitching voice tugged at her thoughts. Wen Huai was overtaken by a car from the left lane and slowed down.
There seems to be something different between them.
After a few seconds of pretending to be calm, she glanced at him quickly and said, "Okay, then go ahead."
Xu Youjing: “…”
He compromised: "What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it."
Wen Huai was a little surprised: "Can you cook?"
Xu Youjing was dissatisfied with her tone, but still said patiently: "Well, you can order now."
"Okay, let me think about it."
As she spoke, she thought all the way.
Finally, when the car stopped, she looked at the person in the passenger seat and gave her answer: "I want to eat hot pot."
Xu Youjing looked at her and asked, "Do you really want to eat it, or are you afraid that I can't cook it?"
Wen Huai said firmly: "I really want to eat it."
Afraid he wouldn't believe her, she took the initiative to explain, "Today hasn't been very pleasant, and I'm feeling a bit unlucky, so I want to eat something red and hot to get rid of the bad luck. Is that okay?"
"Why not?" Xu Youjing lowered his eyes, "Get out of the car."
Wen Huai was still thinking about his wrist, so he caught up with him after getting off the car.
"etc."
The person in front slowed down and asked, "Change your mind?"
"No." Her eyes fell on her arm covered by her coat and she said bluntly, "I want to see your arm."
Xu Youjing knew what she was thinking and didn't let her see: "It's okay, let's go."
After he finished speaking, he took a step with his long legs.
Suddenly, footsteps were heard on the gravel road.
Knowing that Wen Huai was about to catch up, Xu Youjing slowed down and waited for her. Before he turned around and stopped, his sleeve was pulled by force.
The force was obviously not strong, but he just couldn't move.
Turning around, he heard Wen Huai's rapid breathing and the wheezing caused by nasal congestion.
Somehow, he suddenly thought of the white kitten he met when he moved in that day.
I don't know if it has an owner.
"Xu Youjing, let me take a look."
Xu Youjing was stunned by the sudden appearance of this name and forgot what to say. He let Wen Huai hold his arm and rolled up his sleeves to reveal his red and swollen joints.
The next moment, he met her panicked eyes and saw that her brows were slightly furrowed.
"It's all swollen and you're saying it's okay!"
"Xu Youjing, the result of your showing off is that you let it get worse, right?"
The afterglow of the setting sun dyed half of the sky red. It was clearly in the west, but Xu Youjing felt that Wen Huai in front of him had even stronger emotions than the fiery clouds in the sky.
After not seeing each other for so long, this was the first time he saw her so excited.
It was like hearing her defending herself on the phone, which touched my heart.
[The trophy for being a hero is splashed paint.]
What he had said to her now turned into a boomerang and hit him right between the eyes.
With the corners of his lips twitching slightly, he looked at the top of the head of the person who was checking the injury.
I thought——
How can someone have so much hair and still look so soft?
"Let's go back!"
Wen Huai pulled him towards the gate, and the smile on Xu Youjing's lips had not yet faded.
"I'm not trying to be tough. The medicine is at home."
Although he said so, he let her lead him.
Wen Huai felt that it made sense, but he could also buy medicine outside, so what he said now could not be called a reason.
But a force compelled her to do so. She ignored his words with a rare display of dominance, saying to herself, "Yesterday, when I was getting a Band-Aid, I saw some medicine for bruises and sprains in the medicine box. I'll have to spray it with that."
Xu Youjing's smile deepened. "How can you be so delicate?"
She turned around and said, "I'm not being squeamish. I'm just handling it normally."
It was also because of this glance that the Xu Youjing she saw was blurred by the sunset light. The smile under the light was too dazzling, so dazzling that she was dazed for a moment.
When she came to her senses, she remembered that her attitude just now was a reaction in a hurry. She was afraid that he would find out something. She looked at the hand she was holding... and suddenly let go, trying to keep some distance.
However, she didn't expect that just as she stepped onto the stairs, she tripped due to her sudden movement and fell backwards.
In a panic, she felt a tightening around her waist, and the scene in front of her eyes changed until that handsome face appeared in her sight. For some reason, her nervous heart suddenly calmed down.
With a gentle pressure of his arm on his back, Wen Huai's lips brushed against something soft, and then his chin rested on his shoulder, and he held her tightly in his arms in a hug.
The familiar fragrance instantly penetrated her nostrils. Wen Huai could feel her ears touching his skin. The same burning sensation came over her, scalding her so much that she didn't know what to do for a moment.
"Did you twist it?"
His voice vibrates the eardrums.
It also brought her back to reality.
Wen Huai shook his head and moved away, his whole body stiff as hell.
"Excuse me......"
Without waiting for Xu Youjing to speak, she turned around unnaturally and said quickly: "Go back and apply medicine quickly, it will be serious."
Looking at the figure leaving in a hurry, he withdrew his hand, put it behind his back, and clenched it tightly.
It's serious.
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